Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-29
STRIKERS MAKE A STAND.
DEFEATED READING EMPLOYEES Or
CANNING TO FIGHT 1T OUT,

CANNING TO FIGHT 1T OUT,
While the Reading Ohhcials Seem Indiffer-
ent to the Movement and Defiant-A
ton Calied-Distrfct of Columbia knights
Initiate the Chicago "Rebels."
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec 80 The Reading
railroad employees took decided action to force
the company to terms late Wednesday after
noon. A netiee was quietly issued in the
morning to the men all along the line to drop
their work. Up at Port Richmond, as soon
as the different crews brought in their trains
they jumped from their positions and an
nounced their intention Of going on strike
again
The order to strike this time affects even
the watchmen at the yards. All were or
dered out by the executive committee of the
employees, which met at Mutual hall, and the
men generally obeyed. The men declare now
their determination to fight to the bitter end.
They claim to have received advices from
Reading, Pcttsvlle, and other points on the
Reading system that they will have the sup
PORT of the company's employees all along the
line
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a.o,sr;,r, .hat ,hera ;s No s,r;La The orasr
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except those carrying the United States mail
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intend to interrupt passenger as well as freight
traffic
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say tna' eney nave oeeh on sne run Tor DAY
'us nave NJ" eeSrneu uo"n anu oe'
ciuou W iila ne '.anu' ne Iseaaihg com
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serhe: inese cars nau peeh eieu up ABOVE
Reading since last week
employees against attending knights of La
Dor meetings during working hours, undel
penalty OF dismissal IL Is SAID that officer
VIII "atch all persons attending the conven
ton, and In case OF any employe attending
he Will De promptly dismissed. Several hun
dred Old train employees, who struck las
week, were paid on here Wednesday and dis
charged
I 10
} excitement here owing to the new compiled
d TONS that nave arisen In regard to the strlk
D since tuesday afternoon. Chairman Lse
2 oil the Knights OF Labor executive commit
tee has been here engaged in sending nc
tees TO the different assemblies in this dis
trict, calling them out until a definite un
Outstanding with the Philadelphia & Read
u ing railroad company can be obtained III
order Will probably not be needed until afte
the meeting OF employees has been held i
Reading.
= Inc rairoaaers are at last getting thes trik
orgahlzsl, lhey nave found an issue
), o"eigafas announcement that he had nc
i PROMISED arpitratloh, ana MS REFUSAL TO TAX
u All Iiie iiahiS oaGH again An aay meeting
were ne,i mere " eanesday OIL miners ANA
e gamaeen ullol' anu rallroau assen0neS
y mncd aannsn.ion - 80 ,,a lol VI ~
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dscids On nos;.;ys and .fpsctiva rn p p.
D bring rho comnsnv 70 tsrus Tha intor1.'
inc TINA will he snsnt hy tho ,aador. i, -
me raoa,citrant ipd;,,,Jyaia and $500 ~ =, 'ns
l. sa9hlies hacl, INTO 1ina If nsoa.s. -, "
4, day nights meeting will call on all RAILROAD